Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral InstitutionsGordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam This is a systematic assessment of the functioning of hemispheric institutions since the introduction of the Summit of the Americas process in 1994. The text evaluates the effectiveness of inter-American institutions with regard to core issues of democratic governance, security, trade, and economic development. |
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Relative success in influencing the rhetoric of national and multilateral policy elites via the politics of expertise , with little emphasis on generating broad public support . Corporate - led globalization is inevitable so make it ...
Relative success in influencing the rhetoric of national and multilateral policy elites via the politics of expertise , with little emphasis on generating broad public support . Corporate - led globalization is inevitable so make it ...
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Within Latin America , the evolution of current political trends inaugurated by center - left reform governments will hinge largely on the perceived success of their policies . The yardstick used to measure this success will no doubt ...
Within Latin America , the evolution of current political trends inaugurated by center - left reform governments will hinge largely on the perceived success of their policies . The yardstick used to measure this success will no doubt ...
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... has been both meritorious and moderately successful ( Westley 2001 ) , but its effects have not been potent enough to ... version of ) “ getting the prices right ” was seen as the “ be all and end all ” for economic success .
... has been both meritorious and moderately successful ( Westley 2001 ) , but its effects have not been potent enough to ... version of ) “ getting the prices right ” was seen as the “ be all and end all ” for economic success .
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Contents
An Overview | 13 |
A Sisyphean Endeavor? | 35 |
The OAS and the | 51 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Governing the Americas: Assessing Multilateral Institutions |
| Editors | Gordon Mace, Jean-Philippe Thérien, Paul Alexander Haslam |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Oct 2008 |
| ISBN | 1588265331, 9781588265333 |
| Length | 317 pages |
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